| Polish festival not what it used to be | ||
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October 09, 2008 11:29 AM
Our family - three kids, my husband and I - await the Polish Festival in Roncesvalles Village with great anticipation as we've been attending for the more than 10 years we've lived in the ... |
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| Scarborough is a wonderful place to raise a family | ||
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October 09, 2008 11:29 AM
Re: 'Mississauga candidate takes shot at Scarborough,' News, Oct. 8.According to the article, Mississauga-Streetsville Liberal candidate Bonnie Crombie made a disparaging comment about Scarborough ... |
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| Area's youth deserve more credit | ||
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October 07, 2008 10:36 AM
I am writing in response to your article in the Etobicoke Guardian dated September 24, 2008 relating to Giant Tiger Film Night. In this article Giant Tiger management stated that they were hosting ... |
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| 'Fake world' includes many positive contributions | ||
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October 07, 2008 10:36 AM
Re: Give Green Party a Chance, Taylor Carr, Letter to the Editor, Etobicoke Guardian, Oct. 1, 2008 Letter writer Taylor Carr states the environment should trump the economy because "with no ... |
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| Let's find a solution for Longbranch | ||
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October 07, 2008 10:36 AM
An Open Letter to Mark Grimes, Laurel Broten, Michael Ignatieff and Mayor Miller, I am writing today with deep concern about my neighbourhood and what I have been watching in ebbs and flows over ... |
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| NDP has plan for immigrants | ||
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October 07, 2008 10:36 AM
Immigration.The New Democrats promise to accelerate and streamline the recognition of foreign credentials and overseas experience in conjunction with provinces and licensing authorities. They will ... |
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| Cuts to arts hurts our bottom line | ||
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October 02, 2008 12:37 PM
Our Prime Minister has made major cuts in arts funding without consultation. As a member of The Writers' Union of Canada, I know that we've tried dozens of times to talk to him, but without success. ...
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| Kudos to board approving Holodomor teaching | ||
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October 02, 2008 12:37 PM
At its meeting on September 24, 2008 the TDSB unanimously approved that a teaching unit on the Holodomor be prepared for use in Toronto schools by 2009. Earlier on September 10, the Board approved ... |
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| Where do federal election candidates stand on TTC funding? | ||
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October 01, 2008 1:55 PM
My vote hinges on what is happening with transit in the city and the environment.Today, I'd like to inquire about transit as it affects the environment when it's managed poorly and underfunded.... |
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| TTC is double dipping | ||
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October 01, 2008 1:55 PM
Let me get this straight: Mayor David Miller said the new vehicle registration tax will go to pay for public transit improvements, yet the TTC will charge these same car owners an additional fee to ...
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| Mirror needs to say what it really wants | ||
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October 01, 2008 1:55 PM
Re: 'Federal government must back transit funding,' Editorial and 'Note to Harper: urban votes required to form majority,' Behind the Headlines, Sept. 26.In both the editorial and an opinion piece ... |
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| Easy to make the Polish festival great again | ||
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September 30, 2008 11:06 AM
The Polish Festival occurred in Roncesvalles Village recently. Our family - three kids, my husband and I - await the festival with great anticipation as we've been attending for the more than 10 ... |
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| Architect clarifies Neville Park development | ||
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September 30, 2008 11:06 AM
Re: 'City denies Neville Park development,' News, Sept. 26. I am both the architect and part of the development team (partners are Gordon Kaiser and Naheel Suleman) for the project at 2 Neville ... |
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| Research funding for universities critical | ||
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September 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Re: 'University benefits from funding announcement,' News, Sept. 19. I was pleased to see The Mirror's coverage of the recent $21 million provincial investment in health science research. This type... |
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| Waiting with interest for next property tax schedule | ||
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September 29, 2008 12:31 PM
With the solid waste management fee to be added to our water bill as of this fall, I will await with great interest for my next property tax instalment schedule.I wonder if it will reflect a ... |
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| We need people willing to compromise so they can help our country | ||
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September 29, 2008 3:40 PM
It is time to get serious. Let us put our egos aside for a moment and just listen, really listen. I believe we are on the right track with the idea behind strategic voting. Reading about Green ... |
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| Empty promises frustrate reader | ||
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September 29, 2008 12:31 PM
I sometimes wonder, make that always wonder, why politicians make promises they know they won't keep.During a walkabout last summer with Shelley Carroll, our councillor, we were promised that once ... |
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| From the mouths of babes | ||
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September 25, 2008 3:42 PM
I just wanted to take the time to recognize my granddaughter. She is five-years-old and 50-years wise. Isabelle last week cut her hair to donate it to cancer for children. Unusal enough, but she... |
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| Please bring back our mower | ||
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September 25, 2008 3:42 PM
Dear Etobicoke Guardian Readers: We are your new neighbours, having bought a house on Third Street south of the lakeshore. We bought a push lawnmower from Lee Valley so we wouldn't add to the ... |
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| Councillor responds to TEGH parking letter | ||
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September 24, 2008 3:14 PM
Re: 'Reader questions city's parking policy at East General Hospital,' Letters, Sept. 19.Over the past year, residents living near Toronto East General Hospital identified traffic and parking ... |
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| Policing schools not the answer | ||
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September 23, 2008 11:32 AM
Re: "Armed police officers coming to a high school near you", Editorial, Sept.11 It frightens me that it is now necessary for armed police officers to patrol the hallways of Etobicoke educational ... |
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| The crude facts on oil | ||
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September 23, 2008 11:32 AM
Re: Letter "Gas Prices Can be Regulated", W.D. Adamson, Etobicoke Guardian, Sept. 19.In order to control the rising price of gas, letter writer W.D. Adamson opines: "Water belongs to all Canadians ... |
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| Privacy commissioner wonders what Moscoe's problem is | ||
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September 22, 2008 3:50 PM
Re: 'A public fight over privacy laws: Moscoe to introduce slightly tongue-in-cheek motion,' insidetoronto.com., Sept. 19, 2008While it may seem from Councillor Howard Moscoe's words that, as ... |
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| PETA writer encourages people not to go to roadside zoos | ||
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September 22, 2008 1:13 PM
Re: 'Working to end the practice of roadside zoos,' insidetoronto.com, Sept. 18.Most animals in Ontario's roadside zoos live in cramped, barren cages, wallowing in their own urine and feces and are... |
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| Rush to judgement clouds picture | ||
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September 18, 2008 10:31 AM
Your front-page story "Parents Don't Want Change at Playground" (Aug. 29) does a disservice to the users of Dufferin Grove Park.While some parents and a long-time park activist may prefer the ... |
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| Perseverance paid off for local families | ||
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September 18, 2008 10:31 AM
Re: 'Nuns bless local building site,' News, Sept. 12.Congratulations to WRP Neighbourhood Housing for persevering for almost 10 years to build much-needed affordable housing in our city and for ... |
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| Same old, same old... | ||
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September 18, 2008 3:00 PM
Re: 'Incumbent seeking fifth term,' News, Sept. 10I read the comments from the Liberal and it sounds like the same tired story you would hear anywhere else in Canada. No real imagination or vision ... |
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| Things keep getting better for Toronto | ||
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September 16, 2008 4:20 PM
On Day 1 of the federal election campaign, NDP leader Jack Layton may have wished to appear on the offensive venturing into a campaign rally in Stephen Harper's riding, however, the new NDP election ...
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| A down to earth politician | ||
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September 16, 2008 11:37 AM
Well another successfull Rob Ford community barbecue recently took place and even the weather couldn't put a damper on this event. Every effort was made to ensure people were welcomed and made ... |
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| Free parking for pass holders should have been abolished years ago | ||
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September 11, 2008 1:12 PM
'Passes and parking,' Editorial, Sept. 3Your editorial left out one important feature of the MetroPass: the fact that you can claim the cost of the pass against your year-end taxes. Now, think, ... |
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